In 1981, Jim Disbrow and Scott Lowery, natives of Buffalo, New York and living in Kent, Ohio, had a desire to satisfy their craving for authentic Buffalo, New York-style chicken wings. They decided they needed to open a restaurant to serve the real thing. Today, there are 525 Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants across 38 states. Trading on NASDAQ, the company’s headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. went public in 2003. They are one of the top-10 fastest growing restaurants in the United States.
The company is an owner, operator, and franchisor of their specialty restaurants. They offer their signature Buffalo-style chicken wings, available with 14 different bold-flavor signature sauces. Their signature sauces range from mild Teriyaki™ to Blazin’®. The company’s wings have won many “Best Wings” awards. Publications such as Cincinnati Magazine, Indianapolis Monthly, Louisville Magazine, Tallahassee Magazine, and the Las Vegas Review Journal have bestowed these honors on the company.
The company caters to the fast-casual and casual dining segments. Along with fresh chicken wings, they offer boneless wings, chicken tenders, popcorn shrimp, specialty hamburgers and sandwiches, wraps, Buffalito® soft tacos, appetizers, and salads. They consider themselves a sports bar as well as a casual restaurant. Their restaurants serve approximately 20 domestic and imported beers on tap. These include many local or regional micro-brews and a variety of bottled beers. They also serve wines and liquor.
With 67 percent of their locations franchised, the company offers opportunities for entrepreneurs who want to enter the fast-paced world of casual, sports-bar restaurants. The company offers their unique chicken wings and other menu items as take-out offerings as well. From great food and drink to big-screen TV sporting events and even onscreen Buzztime® Trivia games for table-time entertainment, Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. provides good times for their customers. They hope to continue to grow and present their enjoyable food and atmosphere to provide good times for their shareholders too.
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